OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2014. Sberbank Investment Research, the award-winning research division of Sberbank CIB, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Levinson as FX & Rates Chief Strategist, based in Moscow.

He will report to Alexander Kudrin, Head of Fixed Income Research, Managing Director.

Tom comes to Sberbank Investment Research from ING Financial Markets in London where he spent the last 13 years. Tom spent eight years in FX Strategy, including more than four years as Director with responsibility for G10 FX strategic effort. In this role he contributed to the publication range of research where he worked closely with the company’s business lines and sales teams. Prior to this he was a G10 macroeconomist where he also acted as the country economist for Japan, Australia and Canada at various times.

Commenting on the appointment of Tom Levinson, Alexander Kudrin, Head of Fixed Income Research, Managing Director at Sberbank Investment Research, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tom to the team. He has carved out a stellar reputation and his extensive experience and expertise will help us to build an even better FX and Rates service for our clients. Sberbank Investment Research provides our clients with timely market analysis and in-depth insight into all aspects of Russian capital markets. We are committed to maintaining this by bringing in world-class professionals such as Tom.”

Tom Levinson commented: “I am very pleased to be joining Sberbank Investment Research, which has one of the leading positions in the market. I have watched the team go from strength to strength in recent years and looking forward to contributing to the ongoing success of the Sberbank CIB research team.”

Since the start of 2014, Sberbank CIB has announced the appointments of Igor Ushakov and Vadim Marchuk as M&A Investment Banking Directors. This year the Global Markets Department added Peter McNulty as Managing Director for International Projects, Sergio Soler as a Senior Trader, Managing Director for Precious Metals Trading together with Franck-Eric Fischer as Senior Oil Trader, Commodities Unit, Managing Director.